On March 26, Israel and Egypt will celebrate the 46th anniversary of their peace treaty, which has upended the very nature of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Egypt remains pivotal in the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace, especially now in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. It is hard to exaggerate the late Egyptian President Anwar Al-Sadat’s courage…
For the first time in his long political career, Vučić faces a serious public challenge to his leadership. However, his staying power remains strong. The EU has an opportunity to play a significant role in mitigating the unrest while luring Serbia out of Russia’s orbit The ongoing protests in Serbia against President Aleksandar Vučić are…
Trump’s betrayal of the ideals and values that America has embraced and which made it an unrivaled nation is tragic. Every Republican with a conscience should rise and put America first, above a felon and a party, before it is too late From its inception, America has embraced and promulgated ideals and values, making it…
After 77 torturous years of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, punctuated by intense violence and wars, successive Netanyahu-led governments have shattered Jewish values to the core—values that have sustained and preserved Jewish lives for centuries and provided the moral foundation on which Israel was built. Throughout millennia of dispersion, the Jews had no army, no weapons, and…
Kosovo should expect to face many new, daunting challenges during the next four years. A strong and visionary leader will be needed to tackle the shifting political landscape in the European theater and the alarming implications of Trump’s return to the presidency. Not since declaring its independence in 2008 will Kosovo face as many daunting…
Anyone who denies that the brutal occupation of the West Bank and war in Gaza has not fueled the rise of antisemitism is willfully naïve Antisemitism is endemic and will not be entirely eradicated at any time. It serves a different need for different people who seek an outlet to satisfy their self-engendered erroneous beliefs…
When the Arab states convene an emergency session in Egypt to address Trump’s/Netanyahu’s plans to take over Gaza and exile the Palestinians, they must warn Trump that acting on this plan will usher in a catastrophic conflagration that could engulf the entire Middle East Regardless of how geostrategically important the relationship is between the Arab…
The executive orders that Trump issued in a blizzard during the first three weeks of his presidency are unconstitutional, inhumane, and beyond the pale of absurdity. They destroy the values that Americans have held deep and sacrificed themselves for, which Trump is bent on destroying It is heart-wrenching to watch Trump nonchalantly sign off on…
In less than three weeks in office, Trump issued scores of reckless executive orders that ironically will gravely undermine rather than enhance his “America First” agenda and America’s global leadership Millions of Americans expected Trump to go rogue once he reassumed the presidency, but much fewer expected him to issue scores of reckless and damaging…